Methods Lab @ Weizenbaum Institute

The Methods Lab is the central unit for supporting, connecting, and coordinating the methods training and consulting at the Weizenbaum Institute. Besides assisting ongoing research projects of the research groups and units, the lab also conducts methods research and develops tools for the collection and analysis of digital data.


Latest Blog Posts

  • Workshop: Introduction to Programming and Data Analysis with R (March 12-13, 2025)
    After another successful run, the Methods Lab is excited to bring back the third annual Programming and Data Analysis with R workshop, led by Roland Toth (WI). This two-day event held at the Weizenbaum institute falls on Wednesday, March 12th and Thursday, March 13th. On the first day, one can […]
  • Workshop: Introduction to Git
    Join us in our first workshop of 2025 for an Introduction to Git, held on Thursday, February 6th. This event will be taking place at the Weizenbaum Institute and welcomes Weizenbaum Institute members to participate. LK Seiling, an associate researcher, IT administrator Sascha Kostadinoski, and student assistant Quentin Bukold will […]
  • Show and Tell Recap: OpenQDA – A Sustainable and Open Research Software for Collaborative Qualitative Data Analysis
    On November 18, 2024, Karsten Wolf and Florian Hohmann from the University of Bremen presented the software OpenQDA at WI. In this Show and Tell, they gave an overview of OpenQDA and its motivations, functions, and limitations. In the first part of the Show and Tell, Karsten Wolf presented the […]
  • Workshop Recap: Research in Practice – Attending to Algorithms in and Around Organizations
    On November 26 2024, Maximilian Heimstädt, Professor of Digital Governance & Service Design at the Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg, shared his experiences and expertise in applying qualitative methods to studying algorithms in organizations. This workshop was co-organized by the Methods Lab and the Research in Practice – PhD Network […]